Resonance Vol.2 - Anathema

Judgement - Anathema

Judgement marks a turning point in Anathema s career, from the brooding doom and gothic rock of their earlier releases to the more overtly atmospheric rock style they practice exclusively nowadays, though this album is slightly odd in favouring an overall lighter, sparser and less melancholic style to the albums that came before and after. Past commentators have placed this in the tradition of seventies progressive rock, but it s really much more rooted in generic nineties acoustic blandness, though with a few interesting songs along the way. As always with Anathema, the focus is more on atmosphere and mood than musical showmanship, and although some songs seem to lack ...

Judgement - Anathema

Judgement marks a turning point in Anathema s career, from the brooding doom and gothic rock of their earlier releases to the more overtly atmospheric rock style they practice exclusively nowadays, though this album is slightly odd in favouring an overall lighter, sparser and less melancholic style to the albums that came before and after. Past commentators have placed this in the tradition of seventies progressive rock, but it s really much more rooted in generic nineties acoustic blandness, though with a few interesting songs along the way. As always with Anathema, the focus is more on atmosphere and mood than musical showmanship, and although some songs seem to lack ...

A Fine Day To Exit - Anathema

A Fine Day to Exit was Anathema s first all-out atmospheric rock album, and is unwavering in its devotion to the new sound. These piano-led songs are long, lethargic and spaced-out, and while old-time fans of Anathema as a metal band may feel alienated, it s a great place for fans of depressive rock to take the plunge, even if it ends up dragging you in completely. The main problem with this album is a lack of energy, but listening to it in the required mood, it could be just about the best thing going. Apart from the band s earlier, better stuff, obviously. I was disappointed when first hearing/seeing Pressure on music channels upon its release, as it seemed to ...

A Fine Day To Exit - Anathema

A Fine Day to Exit was Anathema s first all-out atmospheric rock album, and is unwavering in its devotion to the new sound. These piano-led songs are long, lethargic and spaced-out, and while old-time fans of Anathema as a metal band may feel alienated, it s a great place for fans of depressive rock to take the plunge, even if it ends up dragging you in completely. The main problem with this album is a lack of energy, but listening to it in the required mood, it could be just about the best thing going. Apart from the band s earlier, better stuff, obviously. I was disappointed when first hearing/seeing Pressure on music channels upon its release, as it seemed to ...

Pressure - Anathema

Here s another oddity in the Anathema discography, a single compiled and pressed by Music For Nations that ended up being canned due to lack of promotion, though even weirder it somehow ended up in the dooyoo database around that time (maybe that s where the promoters went wrong...) This single was supposed to collect the radio edit of Pressure with the full album version that s just over a minute longer. The edit was accompanied by a cheap music video of singer Vincent Cavanagh driving along and singing at night, which websites claim was only ever aired once on VH1 but which I know for a fact was doing the rounds on the rock music channels for at least a couple of ...

Pressure - Anathema

Here s another oddity in the Anathema discography, a single compiled and pressed by Music For Nations that ended up being canned due to lack of promotion, though even weirder it somehow ended up in the dooyoo database around that time (maybe that s where the promoters went wrong...) This single was supposed to collect the radio edit of Pressure with the full album version that s just over a minute longer. The edit was accompanied by a cheap music video of singer Vincent Cavanagh driving along and singing at night, which websites claim was only ever aired once on VH1 but which I know for a fact was doing the rounds on the rock music channels for at least a couple of ...